City Councilor Matt O’Malley, who represents most of Jamaica Plain, said last week he does not support his colleagues’ proposal to raise the salary for Council members by 29 percent, calling it “too high.” A majority of the council approved…
Author: Peter Shanley
City unveils redesign plan for Hyde Square
The City unveiled a redesign plan of the Hyde Square rotary during a community meeting Sept. 29 that would increase the width of the sidewalk, enhance greenery and add public art, according to Boston Transportation Department (BTD) Director of Planning…
JP Kids: English QB named ESPN’s ‘Player of the Week’
English High School senior quarterback Emmanuel Almonte was recently named “Player of the Week” by ESPN Boston. But he has not always loved the sport that has landed him accolades. Almonte said in a recent Gazette interview at English High…
JP Kids: Curley field set to open
JP CENTER—The community-funded artificial turf field and track for the Curley K-8 School at 493 Centre St. is close to being completed. There will be a ribbon-cutting to open the field Oct. 28. The community fundraising campaign raised more than…
JP resident named to Art Commission
Jamaica Plain resident George Fifield, founder and director of Boston Cyberarts, has been named to the Boston Art Commission. Fiefield recently talked to the Gazette about the appointment at the Green Street T Station, where the Boston Cyberarts manages an…
Bromley-Heath manager replaced
JACKSON SQ.—The Boston Housing Authority (BHA) has replaced Angel Lopez with Gwen Friend as the manager of the Bromley-Heath housing development. That move has drawn criticism. Lopez became the Bromley-Heath manager in 2012 when the BHA took over the housing…
JP resident pens book on yoga and trauma healing
When Jamaica Plain resident Becky Thompson began training to become a yoga teacher, she said, she would hear whispers in the hallways and after sessions about people suffering from depression, loss, sexual abuse and other traumas. The traumas always seemed…
AIDS Action welcomes HIV prevention pill
The JP-based AIDS Action Committee is embracing a groundbreaking HIV prevention pill that has stirred debate. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently recommended an HIV drug prevention program called PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis, for people at high…
City to hold 3rd meeting on Centre/South redesign
The City will hold a third meeting on the Jamaica Plain/South/Hyde/Jackson Design Projects on Sept. 29 at the Kennedy Elementary School. The meeting will cover further discussion of the Hyde Square redesign and other sections of the project. The Jamaica…
Real Estate Today: 2 JP properties make City’s ‘distressed’ list
Two Jamaica Plain properties have made the City’s annual list of vacant and “distressed” properties: a commercial site at 3425-3325A Washington St. and a house at 25 Chilcott Place. The City’s 2013 “Distressed Buildings Report,” compiled by the Department of…